Easy Street Layout

Finally! I completed all of the component blocks and triangles before going to bed last night and decided to wait until this morning to do my layout.  Besides, I needed to move some things around in the basement to have enough room on the floor to get the entire quilt in one spot.  Apparently the design wall is not nearly big enough.

Got some basic chores done this morning and then headed downstairs for the big layout project. I went according to Bonnie's layout direction, starting first with the 16 Block A units on point, then filled in the outside first with the Large triangles and the with the Small corner triangles.  But where were my 9 Block B units? I searched the house for fear that I had set them down somewhere while I was helping my son get some things ready to take back to his apartment. Oh no, did I put them in the trunk of his car? I was frantic! I looked through the leftover fabric, folding and refolding the remaining stash. Nothing. I sat down in my new sewing/office chair on the verge of tears when I realized they were waiting patiently on the design wall where I left them last night. What a relief! I happily took them down and placed them into the holes in the top layout. I moved a few pieces around to eliminate the obvious congregating of same fabrics and I love it!  I did not have time today to sit and sew and think I probably needed the time away from my machine. We could both use the rest.

Here is the current top layout.

Easy Street Layout

I know that I will do some type of border, but can't decide what that will be yet.  At this point, I just want to sew the top together.

I must say that this has been such a wonderful experience. I have never done a mystery quilt before and the only piecing I have ever done is half square triangles using Thangles.

While there are many nose jobs on the beaks of my flying geese and some of my corners do not match exactly, I am very proud of this effort. I know that if I had seen this pattern before hand, there is no way I would have attempted it.  A huge "Thank You" goes out to Bonnie for sharing her pattern and her talents with us and encouraging us along the way.  If only pattern books were written this way, I would do lots more piecing!

Will be posting this to Bonnie's Easy Street Link page.  If you want to check out all the others and their progress, visit it here http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2013/01/mystery-monday-link-up-jan-7th.html

Thanks for checking in on my progress.  I'll be posting more as I progress with this and many more projects.

Blessings!  Sharon